2007 Speakers - Download Audio MP3's of each talk

ROBERT
TEMPLEThe Crystal Sun - Ancient LensesProf. Temple provided evidence
that magnifying lenses, telescopes, and optical surveying
techniques existed from the time of Old Kingdom Egypt,
with magnifying crystals known even in Predynastic times,
circa 3300 BC.

JOHN
MICHELLMegalithomania Revisited:
Artists and Antiquarians at the old
stone monumentsJohn
gave a fascinating account of the excavators, scientists,
theorists and artists who have fallen under the spell
of the stones for centuries and been infected by '"megalithomania".

KEITH
CRITCHLOWTime
Stands Still: The Timeless Geometry of the Megalithic ArtsDr.
Critchlow discussed the Platonic
figures that were created 1000 years before Plato and
Pythagoras. Evidence of geometry being the art of the
‘evertrue’ as Socrates described it.

PAUL
BROADHURSTSt. George and the Dragon Power
Paul
explored some of his latest research from his
new book 'The Green Man and the Dragon'.
He examined the myths and legends of St.Greorge
and how it related to the 'Green Man' and
earth energies.

RONALD
HUTTONA History of Megaliths
Prof. Hutton described an historical timeline of the megaliths and how an academic history may well be written.

GERALD
PONTINGCallanish, the Moon & the
Sleeping Beauty Gerald
illustrated some of the research carried
out at Callanish, including the rediscovery of lost
features by combining documentary studies with work
in the field.

MERRILY
HARPURThe
Strange Topography of Big Cat SightingsMerrily examined
the strange link between significant topographical features
in the megalithic landscape and the fleeting appearances
of these mysterious beasts.

CHRIS
STREETMegalithic London: A
Visionary Guide Chris Street showed that
many of London’s ancient sacred sites were linked
in a precise geometric pattern - the same pattern that the
megaliths of Stonehenge were laid out to over 3,000
years ago.

PETER
KNIGHTThe Bottom Ley Line is This!Peter questioned why
should we study sacred sites? Why look for ley lines
and planetary grids? Are leys for real or not?and concluding that these sites give us a sense of our place on planet earth.

CHERYL
STRAFFONMegalithic Mysteries of Cornwall Cornwall
is a strange and mysterious land, and also has the highest
concentration of megalithic sites in almost all of Europe.
Cheryl Straffon spoke about these
sites, the anomalous phenomena experienced at them,
and their possible meanings.

PETER
B LLOYD Probing the Megalithic Mind in MaltaPeter presented an
intro to the megalithic temples in Malta and recent research specific to Malta and new theories and disciplines related to entheogens and acoustics.

ANTHONY
MURPHYIn Search of Ireland's Ancient Astronomers
Anthony Murphy and artist
Richard Moore described the evidence that the people
who inhabited Ireland over 5,000 years ago were advanced
astronomers and adept surveyors and that significant
astronomical data survives today in the stories, myths
and folklore.

STUART
MASONIntroduction to Astro-Archaeology
Stuart talked about how the sun, moon,
stars and planets are encoded into ancient temples,
stone circles and pyramids.

CHARLIE
STIRTON African Megaliths and Ancient Astronomy
This illustrated
talk introduced the continent and explored its stone
circles and their astronomy, looking at the pre-dynastic
peoples of Africa.

The event began with a tour to Stonehenge on the Friday with John Michell, followed by fourteen talks from a distinguished line-up of dedicated
Megalithomaniacs. Peter Lloyd stepped in to replace John Billingsley. Saturday night was hosted by the Bards of Glastonbury as part of their ‘Bardic Chair of Ysys Wintrin’. The event ended with a
tour around Glastonbury Abbey with John Michell, with dowsing skills taught by geomancer Shaun Kirwan.

"I have just arrived home from the megalithomania conference and it was mega - as the young may say. And yes a bit manic as well. Every speaker
was well prepared and had material to share to inspire us all, even the novice stoner. Not that there were many of those in more ways than one at
Glastonbury Assembly Rooms...” Read Maia of Shaldon’s review here